SOLD OUT: #9/11 NC State and #5/6 Notre Dame #Play4Kay Monday in Raleigh

February 16, 2019

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RALEIGH – The No. 12/11 NC State women's basketball team (22-2, 9-2 ACC) hosts the defending national champion No. 6/6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (23-3, 10-2 ACC) Monday evening for the 14th annual Play4Kay game. Scheduled to tip off at 7 pm on Kay Yow Court inside Valvano Arena at Reynolds Coliseum, the game will be shown live on national television as a part of ESPN2's Big Monday. Doors will open at 6 pm.

For the third time in the last four years, the annual Play4Kay Game at NC State is officially sold out. NC State, the campus community, and Wolfpack fans have earned the annual Kay Yow Cancer Fund Play4Kay Award during three of the past four seasons by raising the most money in a breast cancer awareness game. Last season, Bojangles' donated $75,000 to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund while an additional $29,463 was also raised through community donations.

MONDAY PROMOTIONS
-14th annual #Play4Kay game to raise awareness and money in the fight against women's cancers.
-5,500 free t-shirts.
-Pregame survivor reception and alumni tunnel.
-Halftime cancer survivor recognition ceremony (on-court).

A WIN ON MONDAY WOULD...
-Be the 911th win in program history (910-463).
-Be head coach Wes Moore's 693rd win (692-223).
-Be NC State's 368th ACC win (367-238).
-Be Moore's 135th win at NC State (134-54).
-Be Moore's 61st ACC win at NC State (60-31).
-Be NC State's 14th home win of the season (13-1).
-Be NC State's second win over Notre Dame (1-6).

NOTING THE WOLFPACK (22-2, 9-2. RPI: 7. SOS: 35)
-Held 22 opponents to shooting .400 or below.
-Outscored 23 of 24 opponents in the paint.
-3rd nationally in defensive rebounds per game (32.0).
-3rd in rebound margin (+11.5).
-3rd in fewest fouls committed per game (12.5).
-6th in field goal percentage defense (.341).
-35th in scoring defense (57.2 points per game allowed).
-30th in field goal percentage (.448).
-Freshman Elissa Cunane is the fifth most accurate shooter in the ACC (.596).
-Junior Aislinn Konig ranks 20th nationally in 3FG made (73).

SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH (23-3, 10-2. RPI: 1. SOS: 1)
-Returning four starters from last season's team that went 35-3 and won the NCAA Championship.
-3rd nationally in FG percentage (.515).
-3rd in scoring offense (87.2).
-5th in scoring margin (+24.8).
-13th in blocked shots per game (5.5).
-15th in rebound margin (+8.7).
-Four of five starters are in the national top 60 in FG percentage.
-Arike Ogunbowale ranks 13th nationally with 21.0 ppg.
-Marina Mabrey ranks 7th nationally in 3FG percentage (.466).

SERIES HISTORY (NOTRE DAME LEADS 6-1)
-Notre Dame won the last meeting, an 86-67 decision in South Bend on Feb. 25, 2018.
-NC State won the last Raleigh meeting, defeating then-No. 2 Notre Dame 70-62 on Dec. 29, 2016.

BEST ACC STARTS IN PROGRAM HISTORY
9-0 in 1977-78*
9-0 in 1979-80 *^
8-0 in 2018-19
7-0 in 1988-89
6-0 in 1997-98
5-0 in 1999-2000

*ACC regular-season champion
^ACC Tournament champion

TOP 16 REVEAL
NC State was listed as a No. 2 seed in the first top-16 reveal by the NCAA Selection Committee on Feb. 11. The Wolfpack was drawn with Oregon, Iowa, and Gonzaga.

TRIPLE DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Three NC State starters recorded double-doubles in the Wolfpack's win at No. 16/16 Syracuse on Feb. 13. Kiara Leslie (30 points, 10 rebounds), Elissa Cunane (22 points, 12 rebounds), and DD Rogers (16 points, 10 rebounds) all had outstanding games for the Wolfpack.

RECORD SINCE THE RENOVATION
Since the Wolfpack's 2016-17 return to Reynolds Coliseum following the completion of the $35 million renovation, the team is 43-5 on its home court.

BEST YEAR YET
Senior DD Rogers is making the absolute most of her final season with the Wolfpack. From her junior to senior seasons, her minutes per game (11.6 to 24.5), rebounds per game (3.2 to 7.6), and points per game (2.2 to 5.3) have seen huge increases.

WADE TROPHY WATCH LIST
Kiara Leslie was added to the 2019 Wade Trophy Watch List, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Selection Committee announced on Feb. 5. The Wade Trophy annually honors the best player in college basketball.

SUCCESS IN THE CONFERENCE
60-31 (.659): NC State's ACC record under Moore.
307-207 (.597): NC State's ACC record from 1977-2013.

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SOLD OUT: #9/11 NC State and #5/6 Notre Dame #Play4Kay Monday in Raleigh

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Players Mentioned

Elissa Cunane

Aislinn Konig

Kiara Leslie

DD Rogers